LETTER: On parking, Kingston should follow the lead of Sycamore, Ill.

I lived in Sycamore, Ill., for 16 years, from the age of six. The small city — “Where Life Offers More” and “Home of the Sycamore Pumpkin Fest” — is quite remarkable. It has manufacturing, a very good educational system, a lively main street, a natural history museum, and a history museum, and kids choose to remain in the town rather than fleeing as soon as possible.

The parking meters still charge only five cents. I expect that newcomers and visitors do what I did — express surprise, smile and willingly pay the charge. What other town in the US does this?

Put meters everywhere in the Uptown, Midtown and Downtown sections of Kingston, N.Y., and charge five cents. Everyone would know to carry nickels and they might even smile when paying for parking.